CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DENVER BEARS AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
07/23/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DENVER BEARS AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
GAME ID: 1725 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Bears (52-46) 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 8 13 4
Washington Hitmen (45-53) 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 7 12 1
Jeffers, Bears Too Much for Hitmen
A 3-RBI performance from Ryan Jeffers helped the Denver Bears beat the Washington Hitmen, 8-7. A.J. Puk notched his 21st save in 21 chances. With the win, Denver raised its record to 52-46.

Denver right fielder Matt Vierling contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the first. With two down, he hit a cutter to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 30th hit of the season and put the Bears ahead, 1-0.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Denver manager Aaron Hill.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. India 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .308 12 39
B. Reynolds DH 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 .272 21 55
C. Santana 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 17 55
A. Garcia LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286 6 18
C. Encarnacion-Strand 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .264 10 48
M. Vierling RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .280 0 6
N. Gordon CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .298 13 44
R. Jeffers C 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .306 11 28
R. Mauricio SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 2 8
Totals 38 8 13 7 5 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Jeffers (7, 4th Inning off H. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Encarnacion-Strand (10, 3rd Inning off H. Harris, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Jeffers (11, 5th Inning off A. Morejon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. India 2 , C. Santana , C. Encarnacion-Strand 6 , M. Vierling 3 , N. Gordon , R. Jeffers 7
2-out RBI: C. Encarnacion-Strand , M. Vierling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Santana , N. Gordon 2 , R. Mauricio
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. India (17) , M. Vierling (5)
CS: J. India (8) , C. Encarnacion-Strand (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Lugo (1) , C. Encarnacion-Strand (7) , M. Vierling (2) , N. Gordon (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Marte 3B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .275 9 33
J. Cave RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .206 1 7
W. Contreras C 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .324 16 46
A. Dean LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .222 0 1
R. Hoskins DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .216 7 28
   a-M. Yoshida DH 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .219 9 34
M. Semien 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .232 12 34
J. Meyers CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .243 8 37
B. Turang SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .251 9 32
L. Baker 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .179 5 10
Totals 40 7 12 6 1 5 22      
a - M. Yoshida inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Contreras (21, 1st Inning off S. Lugo, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hoskins (14, 6th Inning off S. Lugo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cave (1, 1st Inning off S. Lugo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Marte , J. Cave 6 , W. Contreras 3 , A. Dean 2 , R. Hoskins 2 , M. Semien 2 , B. Turang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Marte , A. Dean , R. Hoskins , J. Meyers , B. Turang 2
Sac Fly: M. Yoshida
Hit by Pitch: M. Semien
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Dean (1) , J. Meyers (17) , B. Turang (43)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Meyers (3)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lugo W (10-6) 5.2 6 2 2 0 3 1 96 4.95   
R. Marinaccio 0.1 5 4 4 1 0 0 26 4.70   
R. Helsley H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.91   
L. Garcia H (9) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12 1.64   
A. Puk SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lugo 52
Batters Faced: S. Lugo 24, R. Marinaccio 7, R. Helsley 4, L. Garcia 5, A. Puk 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lugo 9-5, R. Marinaccio 0-1, R. Helsley 1-2, L. Garcia 0-2, A. Puk 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lugo 96-64, R. Marinaccio 26-13, R. Helsley 13-7, L. Garcia 12-9, A. Puk 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Marinaccio 1-0 , R. Helsley 3-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Helsley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Harris L (0-1) 4.1 9 7 7 4 4 1 93 14.54   
A. Morejon 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 30 4.12   
K. Akin 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.56   
N. Enright 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.98   
C. Lee 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harris 17
Batters Faced: H. Harris 25, A. Morejon 7, K. Akin 4, N. Enright 4, C. Lee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harris 4-4, A. Morejon 1-2, K. Akin 0-1, N. Enright 2-1, C. Lee 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harris 93-51, A. Morejon 30-20, K. Akin 21-10, N. Enright 16-11, C. Lee 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morejon 2-2 , K. Akin 1-0
WP: H. Harris 2 , K. Akin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Jeffers
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 26898
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